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1 self-preservation
['selfprezə'veiʃən](the natural inclination towards the protection of oneself from harm, danger etc: Self-preservation is our strongest instinct.) auto-conservação* * *self-pres.er.va.tion[self prezəv'eiʃən] n preservação da própria vida, autopreservação. instinct of self-preservation instinto de autopreservação. -
2 self-preservation
['selfprezə'veiʃən](the natural inclination towards the protection of oneself from harm, danger etc: Self-preservation is our strongest instinct.) autoconservação
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inclination — in|cli|na|tion [ˌıŋklıˈneıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] a feeling that makes you want to do something ▪ My natural inclination was to say no. inclination to do sth ▪ Neither of my children showed the slightest inclination to follow me into journalism. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inclination */ — UK [ˌɪŋklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms inclination : singular inclination plural inclinations 1) [often in negatives] a feeling that you want to do something inclination to do something: I haven t the… … English dictionary
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natural tendency — inborn ability, natural inclination … English contemporary dictionary
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natural tendency — index conatus, disposition (inclination), instinct, predisposition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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